1. FC Magdeburg pulled off a surprise victory at Hertha BSC. With the 2:0 (0:0), the team from the Elbe region achieved their second success in a row in the Bundesliga 2 for the first time this season. The FCM thus reduced the gap to the non-relegation places to one point. Alexander Nollenberger (75th minute) and Rayan Ghrieb (90.+10) scored for FCM in front of 45,653 spectators.
"It was all about breaking down the opposition until they couldn't do it anymore. Then the spaces will open up and we did that very well today," said Baris Atik. "I'm pleased that I was able to contribute to that, but the three points are more important. We're now at the point where we're scoring goals and we have to build on that," explained Dominik Reimann, who secured the win with top reflexes in stoppage time.
Magdeburg's Petrik Sander made one change from the cup tie in Leipzig: Max Geschwill replaced Marcus Mathisen, who was suspended with a yellow card. The game began with a scare: When FCM defended half-heartedly, Fabian Reese put his volley next to the goal (2nd minute). Magdeburg then gained the upper hand, but Noah Pesch (9th, 16th) and Mateusz Zukowski (13th) also failed to put the ball on target.
